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Kevin Hooton

Many executives interested in Software Asset Management (SAM) today know that SAM is complex. However, they often believe the fix comes in the form of automation. Many executives will ask how SoftwareONE provides value when they expect their tool to do it all. How do we respond? I was recently asked by an executive from […]

Do you remember your first computer? My first recollection was borrowing my father’s portable IBM suitcase to print my resume on a dot matrix printer that I thought was cutting edge at the time. Soon came college and a brief tango with the Macintosh. Odd how I can remember these models and manufacturers from 30 […]

In March of 2016, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that his auto company would do the unthinkable. He promised a $35,000 electric car that drove like its six-figure predecessors and was one of the safest cars in the world. The car would be called “Model 3” and Musk said, “You will not be able […]

The SAMS USA Conference debuted in the U.S. for the first time in Boston this summer. In a recent interview, Kevin Hooton, Software Asset Management (SAM) practice lead for North America at SoftwareONE, recapped our involvement with the conference, as well as the current and future state of SAM. During the conference SoftwareONE’s work with […]

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